Frontier's media practice combines an in-depth knowledge of media markets with the ability to apply advanced economic and financial techniques. Our expertise covers the film, TV, radio, newspaper and new media sectors. We have extensive experience of analysing competition between media companies for subscribers, audiences and advertisers. Frontier has been involved in a number of high-profile competition and regulatory investigations, and has provided media clients with strategic advice and litigation support.
Examples of issues covered include:
- TV and newspaper mergers;
- the competitive implications of the use of state funds to launch new digital TV channels, radio stations, and online services;
- the collective and exclusive selling of live football rights;
- the competitiveness and pricing of terrestrial broadcast transmission services;
- the regulation and pricing of conditional access services;
- pay-TV wholesale and retail channel pricing and bundling strategies;
- the demand for on-line news and entertainment services;
- tax incentives for film production and distribution;
- the supply and contracting of independent TV production; and
- regulation of classified directory services.
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